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The Compleat Gentleman: Five Centuries of Aristocratic Life

By Geoffrey Beard

Handmade Bags

By Terence Terry

Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle

By Clare Hunter

Daphne Guinness

By Valerie Steele, Daphne Guinness

Toiles De Jouy: French Printed Cottons, 1760-1830

By Sarah Grant, Christine Smith

Snow Country: Mountain Homes and Rustic Retreats

By Elizabeth Clair Flood, Woloszyski, Peter Woloszynski

Textile Surface Decoration: Silk and Velvet

By Margo Singer

Tudor Fashion

By Eleri Lynn

The Sustainable Fashion Handbook

By Sandy Black

How to Read a Dress: A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century

By Lydia Edwards (Edith Cowan University, Australia)

Developing a Fashion Collection

By Elinor Renfrew (Kingston University, UK), Colin Renfrew (Manchester Metropolitan University

Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress

By Phyllis G. Tortora, Keith Eubank

Picture Postcard and Its Origins

By Frank Staff

The Little Book of Paris Style: The fashion story of the iconic city

By Alois Guinut

Transparency in Textiles

By Dawn Thorne

BOOK OF BOBBIN LACE STITCHES

By Cook, Bridget M., Stott, Geraldine

Knit Design

By Barnden, Betty, Tubbs, Gabi

Macramé for the Modern Home: 16 stunning projects using simple knots and natural dyes

By Strambio, Isabella

Princess, Cowboy, Pirate, Elf

By Boyd, Lizi

Costume 1066 to the Present

By John Peacock

Through the Wardrobe: Women's Relationships with Their Clothes: v. 22 (Dress, Body, Culture)

By Guy, Alison, Banim, Maura, Ali

Style Clinic: How to Look Fabulous All the Time, at Any Age, for Any Occasion

By Reed, Paula

The Bayeux Tapestry

The Fifties & Sixties:A Lifestyle Revolution

By Akhtar, Miriam, Humphries, Steve

Erte's Theatrical Costumes in Full Color

By Erté

Designs by "Erte: Fashion Drawings and Illustrations from "Harper's Bazaar"

By Erte "Erte"

Fashion Illustration Today

By Nicholas Drake

A CENTURY OF STYLE: BAGS: ICONS OF STYLE IN THE 20TH CENTURY.

By Wilcox, Claire.

The T-Shirt: A Collection of 500 Designs

By Lou Lv, Zhang Huiguang

Dior by Dior: The autobiography of Christian Dior

By Christian Dior, Antonia Fraser